User:Steve2025/Anyone can make a mistake

(English) This is an essay. It expresses the opinions and ideas of some Wikimedians but may not have wide support. This is not policy on Meta, but it may be a policy or guideline on other Wikimedia projects. Feel free to update this page as needed, or use the discussion page to propose major changes.

When editing Metawiki, mistakes can happen at any time. It is impossible to be a perfect user.

Mistakes may not be accepted in good faith when:

• they are intentional
• they are repeated over a period of time despite other users pointing out similar behavior

On the other hand, mistakes should not be pointed out as a tool to prove that someone else is unqualified to edit an article.

Remember that mistakes need help, not criticism.